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D542- Chapter 11
Managerial accounting for managers
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Accounting
Graduate
04/04/2012

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Balanced Scorecard
Definition
an integrated set of performance measures that are derived from and support the organization's strategy
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Common fixed cost
Definition
a fixed cost that supports more than one business segment, but is not traceable in whole or in part to any of the business segments
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segment margin
Definition
operating income ( not including common or allocated FC; including traceable FC) specifically to the division (not coporate)
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Criteria for balanced scorecard
Definition
-financial
-customer
-process
-growth & Learning
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financial
Definition
balanced scorecard segement that includes ROI, EVA, segment margin.
-Easy to measure
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Customer
Definition
balanced scorecard segement that includes number of repeat customers, warranty claims, returns, new customers, satisfaction, or complaints.
- easy to measure
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Process
Definition
balanced scorecard segement that includes improvement and upgrading of good & service, transactions, and admin.
-easy to measure
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Growth & Learning
Definition
balanced scorecard segement that includes continuous improvement (Kaizan), educational reimbursement, teaching employees making them more valuable to you.
-Dificult to measure
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Key Activity Report
Definition
numbers that are essential to understanding the fianancial situation of a particular company. Helps control.
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Environmental Cost
Definition
-comply with emission standards and EPA
-the degradation of the environment
-the waste or misuse of natural resources
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Quality
Definition
the ability to satisfy needs
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Cost of quality
Definition
-to manage the components of quality so that is has minimal cost
-cost of non-quality
-a way to measure quality endeavors and see how they are doing compared to others (benchmarking)
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Track quality costs
Definition
-prevention
-appraisal
-internal failure
-external failure
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Prevention
Definition
quality cost that occurs prior to making the product. Ex. R&D, product testing, prototype, training...
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Appraisal
Definition
quality cost that occurs during production.
Ex. testing machine during production
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Internal Failure
Definition
quality cost that occurs after procuct made,but before it leaves.
Ex. find a bad part- scrap or rework
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External failure
Definition
quality cost that occurs when a customer finds it.
Ex. recall, warranty, lawsuit, lost customer
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Acceptable quality level
Definition
-varies by industry
-zero defects are not possible
-quality cost = 2-4% of revenue
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